I was going through some of the folders on my PC and I discovered a folder full of unfinished tracks that were languishing all alone. The great thing about not being a professional musician is that you can publish your mistakes and people will say: “Aaaah, at least he’s trying!”.
http://www.darrenlock.com/media/acoustidoodle.mp3
This is an acoustic doodle for my abandoned CD of acoustic tracks that never happened. It ended up sounding too much like Hotel California for my liking!
http://www.darrenlock.com/media/acoustirumble.mp3
This is another acoustic track for my abandoned CD of acoustic tracks that never happened. It’s quite loud and intense and I quite like it. Unfortunately, where would you put this on a CD?
http://www.darrenlock.com/media/bassdoodle.mp3
Ex-recording chum Andrew challenged me to produce an instrumental track that was all bass. This is it. Sounds a bit too much like Tony Levin for my liking. No use for it anywhere else.
http://www.darrenlock.com/media/cave.mp3
Not sure what this was all about.
http://www.darrenlock.com/media/delaydoodle.mp3
And then it all went like U2 trapped in a drum machine. What the f*ck was I thinking?
http://www.darrenlock.com/media/irondoodle.mp3
Quite like the atmosphere on this one, but what to do with it? So it never got used or finished.
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The sky is grey and I am wearing my jumper…so it must be June! Fear, pain, suffering…I have a sore throat and I am feeling sorry for myself. Too bad…that’s what I get for kissing the wrong girls, eh?
In the post: nothing.
At the weekend, The Missus bought me a pedometer for £2. It can tell me just how far I’ve walked and how many calories I’ve burnt off. The only problem with it is a design flaw that means the battery cover can open with little user interaction and reset the stats. This isn’t good, especially if you’ve been wearing it all day!
In my attempt to do things I wouldn’t normally do, we’ve been talking about buying a bike. Now I cannot actually ride a bike. I know, it is shameful, but when I was a kid I mangled many a friend’s bicycle with my lop-sided riding and so therefore never actually managed to learn properly. When they saw me coming, they would hide their bikes! I don’t particularly want to learn to drive, so learning to ride a bike is another way of being more active. Buying a dog was meant to be a path to extra activity, but I ended up getting a four-legged friend whose idea of a good time is snoring his way through the day on the sofa. So yeah, a bike = a fit and active Darren. But which one to buy and will I be able to remain upright?
Recently, went to the cinema and saw “The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse”. I am a big fan of the LoG TV series and was looking forward to the film. Unfortunately, it was a bit of a disappointment. Yeah, it would have made a great TV-movie, but as a big screen outing, like all TV crossovers, it was a bit poor, especially the sections featuring the LoG’s “new” series “The King’s Evil”. This was woeful. But for £3 I was entertained for 90 minutes.
In the post: Steve Hackett’s Live Archive 05. This is great, it is a recording of SH’s April show at the QEH – the review of mine is on the site under “April”. The recording is fantastic and it is a reminder of just how good those concerts were. If you couldn’t make it or just want a document of the night, I thoroughly recommend this CD. Superb!
Meanwhile, the company that supplied me with the faulty memory card won’t answer my emails for a refund/replacement. I’ve been emailing them since Thursday and I’ve not even got an apology from them. Soooo…in the interest in warning other wary Internet shoppers who might be searching for reviews for this company, I would advise that you do not buy anything from The Computer Webstore of Liverpool. The customer service leaves a lot to be required. It’s a shame they don’t have a phone number on their website as I would be on the blower to them by now. I don’t want to return the item just in case I end up with NOTHING. On Monday, I am going to give SanDisk a call and see if I can get a replacement direct from them. It says that all their products come with a five-year warranty. So let’s hope this works out!
Nearly forgot…here’s the “Top 20 List of Search Terms Used to Get to My Website for May 2005”:
1 darren lock
2 darren cable saxophone
3 darren’s new single 2005
4 female saxophonists
5 review van der graaf generator royal festival hall
6 wreckless eric bungalow hi
7 www.rael arced game.com
8 ashbory electric space guitar
9 awkward blowjob blog
10 cottaging blog
11 darren
12 darren lee blog
13 emerson lake
14 emerson lake palmer beyond the beginning missing
15 every bloody emperor
16 export mp3 minidisc
17 it’s only seven days queen
18 laurie anderson barbican 2005 review
19 laurie anderson the end of the moon review
20 musical box lamb live genesis
As you can see, there’s some interesting entries there. Good to see that VDGG and Laurie Anderson makes an appearance. Still a bit disturbed by the cottaging and blowjob searches. Damn, now I’ve typed those words again, I guess that will drag more pervs back to the site. What a messy, dirty business that would be. Hmmm…can you see what I’ve just done. If someone types in “messy dirty blowjob” it’ll lead them here. 🙂
Ain’t search engines fun?!?!?!
Crappy, crap, crap. The 1Gb memory card that I received yesterday turned out to be a dud. While writing files to it, it froze up my PSP and when I tried to access the memory card again it cannot be read. Bugger. I’ve been in touch with the supplier, but they’ve been mighty quiet about issuing me a refund. Oh well, if it turns out bad, I’ll post their details here so my one regular reader can boycott their online shop!
In the post: 10″ Marvin the paranoid android
After seeing the Hitch-hikers Guide movie, I just couldn’t resist this little fellow. I think he’s a great piece of design and now I’ve got him standing on my router pointing his laser blaster at me. Oh well, it’s the only time in my life I’ll own anything that’s 10″. 🙂
Man, I need to grow up!
Would you believe it? Just a couple of minutes after I posted my last entry, the door-bell rang and it was the delivery man with my new Dyson vacuum cleaner. I wasn’t expecting today, so it was a pleasant surprise. Man, this is a MAN’S cleaning device. It took minutes to assemble and I was hurtling around the house, chasing the dog and battering the wainscotting. Oh yeah, a man could get used to this.
Anyway, here’s a pic of my new beauty:
I was surprised by the amount of dirt this thing can suck up. Despite only hoovering yesterday with my old cleaning device, the Dyson managed to do this after a whistlestop tour of the house:
New advertising slogan:
Real men use a Dyson!
Yesterday, turned another corner…and it was good… 🙂
Today, while The Missus is away on business in Denmark, I am going to be a good boy and do my work. 🙁
Tomorrow, I am awaiting delivery of a new vacuum cleaner. As chief vacuum operative at Chez Lock, I have had a consistant problem with my vacuum duties. You may scoff, but I’ve got through 4 cleaners in as many years. It could be down to my manly, vigourous vacuum style. Or it could be that these machines are C-R-A-P. And so, I took the plunge and ordered once of those fancy Dyson models. It looks like something from the future and the reviews I have read say that it can suck like a Thai whore on double-time. <---- Ewwww, crude analogy there, Darren. Try again, OK - it sucks like winning a competition to see free concerts for life but you can only see Elton John and Celine Dion and the prize is non-transferable...
So tomorrow, plenty of sucky-sucky with the Dyson and then when the Missus gets back from her trip, I can wow her with the clean carpets. Awww, crap. When did my life go down the toilet? How is it that getting the carpets clean suddenly becomes the highlight of my week? Where did my life go wrong...?
Oh well, at least I'm not Brian Harvey, who managed to successfully run himself over in his own car. That either takes incredible skill or incredible stupidity. Whatever way, I kinda feel sorry for him. I read that this pelvis has been shattered and pushed up into his abdomen. Ouch – that’s gonna hurt come winter.
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A 1Gb Memory card for the Sony PSP I purchased while in Las Vegas. Now there’s a story, dear friends. I read that you could buy a PSP in the Sony Shop at Ceasar’s Palace and on getting there found they were sold out. I then forced the Missus to come with me on a mission around the malls of Las Vegas to see if I could buy a PSP. They were like hen’s teeth. But at the end of the week, I decided to try again and during my trek, I saw a dwarf. Now I know it sounds terribly un-PC, but whenever I see a dwarf (or person of restricted growth) I always feel incredibly happy. I think it has something to do with one of my favourite films being “Time Bandits”. But I’ve come to believe that seeing a dwarf is a sign of luck. So I headed back to the Sony Style shop in Caesar’s Palace and – lo and behold – the PSP was in stock. Me and the Missus had to beat back a smelly, loud, aggressive French family to buy our little beauty, but the return trip was worth it. I am such a sucker for new technology and gadgetry. 🙂